Albert Henry Barnes (1876-1920) was a painter and photographer. He documented Pacific Northwest people, cities, and landscapes in his photographs. Barnes maintained studios in Tacoma and Parkland. At the turn of the century, he primarly focused on Western Wasthington subjects.
This album contains photographs of landmarks located in and near Mount Rainier National Park. Scenes and landmarks depicted include close up views of Mount Rainier; the Tatoosh Range; Paradise Valley; mountain scenes taken from Mount Beljica and Mesler Peak; views of the Puyallup, Nisqually, Paradise and Mashel Rivers; Rainier Fork; Narada Falls; and Spanaway, Reflection, Mineral and Clear Lakes. Forest scenes depicted include an image of a road "3 mls. above Elbe" and a portrait of a rifle-toting figure standing next to a "Fir tree on Roundtop Creek, Lewis Co. Wn., Diam. over 13 ft." The actual dates of the photographs are not evident, though a photograph labeled "2 mls. above L. Springs" is inscribed in negative with the note "Copyrighted 1901 by A. H. Barnes" in the lower left corner.
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[Item description] Photographs of Mount Rainier National Park, circa 1900-1910, by Albert Henry Barnes
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
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